Donald Trump has sent out the message,
Happy Holy Week! Let's Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless The USA Bible.
The author (no, not really).
I supposed at firat that this would be a Bible written by Mr Trump, in which case it
would have the following features:
All in capitals.
Silly made-up names for people he doesn't like
(I would never do that, would I?)
All the disciples wearing red hats.
God referred to as "Donald".
"Make Heaven Great Again" the main message of the Gospels.
But, I admit that I was wrong. It is simply a King James Bible
with a few add-ons.
After all, the new
Pope Francis Bible includes
extra books - the books of Laudato Si', Amoris Laetitia, Traditionis Custodes, and Fiducia Supplicans -
and I can't imagine anyone objecting to that!
"Not only did he sack me, but he gave me a copy of his book."
What Donald actually adds are things such as the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and
the Declaration of Independence. Mere Britons may wonder why the US Constitution is
so sacred that it keeps getting amended, but again I refer to Pope Francis's treatment of the Gospel...
Uncle Joe is working on a
God Bless Biden Bible, with innovations like the Ten Commandments
being deleted, and the inclusion of extra documents, such as advertisements for Planned Parenthood and
Graeter's chocolate chip ice-cream.
Recommended to all DEVOUT Catholics!
So finally, we come to the
God Bless Eccles Bible. Only $50, so it should outsell
the
God Bless The USA Bible (which costs $60). With the popular advertising slogans
Make Eccles Rich Again and
Become Saved By Reading This Book! this is a Douai–Rheims Bible with some of my most popular
blog posts (more than 3 readers!) added as bonus chapters to be read out at Mass.
These include
Why the Pope is right about everything;
How to preach a royal wedding sermon;
The toxic tradition of the Latin Mass;
The World Cup of Bad Hymns; and
Is Pope Francis a Trad?
So I'll stop there, as I have to do a few Bible-signing sessions today - Westminster Cathedral, Waterstones,
etc.
My Bible is already very used and I was interested in buying the Eccles Bible because it is already updated. But I had some doubts:
ReplyDeleteDoes the Eccles Bible come with the author's autograph? Are there cover options, such as a rainbow or a photo of Pope Francis?
Including the Book of Ecclesiastes, presumably...
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